TLDR: "don't skimp and save on your meager salary, instead become a small business owner and aggressively exploit tax deductions like Donald Trump" I feel like

TLDR: "don't skimp and save on your meager salary, instead become a small business owner and aggressively exploit tax deductions like Donald Trump" I feel like some options are being ignored here? You can also acquire more skills and get a higher paying job? There's no easy way to have more money. If there was, everyone would do it and the value of the money would be inflated away.